Survived aggressive cancer: "The doctor insisted I get tested, and it saved me"

Susie Wales, a 69-year-old senior US government official, revealed how she survived aggressive breast cancer thanks to a routine mammogram she almost skipped. The doctor insisted on performing the test that same day, and it detected the cancer at an early stage.

Susie Wales, a 69-year-old senior US government official, revealed how she survived aggressive breast cancer thanks to a routine mammogram she almost skipped. Wales felt perfectly fine and had no symptoms. She arrived for an annual check-up a few months before her scheduled mammogram, and the doctor offered to perform it that same day because the machine was available. Wales preferred to postpone, but the doctor insisted. The test detected aggressive breast cancer at an early stage. Wales said a four-month delay would have completely changed the outcome. She now urges the public not to postpone routine screenings.